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Who: Yata ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
rollin & you!
When: at various times between December 13 and 15
Where: various
What: Yata sucks at gardening, looks for people to play vivid with, has a tendency to run into people with meet cutes, etc.
Rating/Warning: PG because of language
a; it sounds like a joke; "a thug walks into a flower shop..." (shopping district)
[ Someone like Yata into indoor gardening is a rare sight, so he is met with a few raised eyebrows as walks down the streets with a pot of forget-me-nots in his hands, wilting due to reasons one can already guess from appearances alone. He seems particularly worried about his current predicament though, and if you're close enough, you might hear him talk to himself. ]
Where the hell is the plant doctor? Do those even exist? Why are flowers so high maintenance, anyway? [ No, Yata, you're just wrong. He sighs. ] I'm so dead...
[ He's this close to just asking Totsuka.
OR! You can find him at an NPC-run flower shop, (but not the one Vietnam works at!) fidgeting awkwardly. ]
b; it feels like he waited nine long years (game center)
[ There's a holographic display advertising the new available scenarios in ViViD! One of them is called Last Legend XXV, in which up to four players can explore an open-world environment, fight monsters and complete quests as they go on a mission to seize their kingdom's crystal from the clutches of their enemies! New features include the ability to switch weapons during battle, vehicle travel... and camping...? Another is called Zokuzoku Remembrance, a new action/romance (!?) game that will get your heart pounding in more ways than one. It seems to be a straight up beat-'em-up game, but the ad also says you have to "fight for your love". What does that mean? Yata sure doesn't know. The last one is a more musical game called Star Show! in which you can sing, dance and fight aliens as an intergalactic super idol. While Yata has some reservations regarding the selection, he's just happy to see games he already knew about up there. ]
Hehe, I tested some of these! Man, the new Last Legend looks cooler now that it's finished...
[ OR! If you're alone, Yata might catch you looking at the display instead. Which ad is your character looking at? He'll definitely have something to say about it. ]
c; he'd punch them for you if he knew how to drive (anywhere)
[ Maybe you're busy on your Cerevice, texting your friends and browsing the network. Maybe you're way into this song on your music player, or need to get something that flew out of your grasp and onto the street. Maybe you're just a little out of it today. Whatever the reason, you're about to absentmindedly cross the road. However, a hand forcefully pulls you by the collar, the back of your shirt, or your wrist; and in the short instant it takes the traffic lights to change from red to green, a group of motorcycles zoom past you at an incredible speed. You're safe, but the voice behind you seems to be angrier than you should be. ]
Assholes... Hey, you okay?
[ Whether he looks frightening or genuinely concerned is a matter of perspective. (It's the latter.) ]
d; wildcard
[ Hit him up anywhere! He's most likely up and about, doing odd jobs, breakdancing for money, shopping for Christmas gifts, walking to the infirmary with injuries or skateboarding anxiously. Whatever, these are just a few ideas, GO CRAZY. ]
rollin & you!When: at various times between December 13 and 15
Where: various
What: Yata sucks at gardening, looks for people to play vivid with, has a tendency to run into people with meet cutes, etc.
Rating/Warning: PG because of language
a; it sounds like a joke; "a thug walks into a flower shop..." (shopping district)
[ Someone like Yata into indoor gardening is a rare sight, so he is met with a few raised eyebrows as walks down the streets with a pot of forget-me-nots in his hands, wilting due to reasons one can already guess from appearances alone. He seems particularly worried about his current predicament though, and if you're close enough, you might hear him talk to himself. ]
Where the hell is the plant doctor? Do those even exist? Why are flowers so high maintenance, anyway? [ No, Yata, you're just wrong. He sighs. ] I'm so dead...
[ He's this close to just asking Totsuka.
OR! You can find him at an NPC-run flower shop, (but not the one Vietnam works at!) fidgeting awkwardly. ]
b; it feels like he waited nine long years (game center)
[ There's a holographic display advertising the new available scenarios in ViViD! One of them is called Last Legend XXV, in which up to four players can explore an open-world environment, fight monsters and complete quests as they go on a mission to seize their kingdom's crystal from the clutches of their enemies! New features include the ability to switch weapons during battle, vehicle travel... and camping...? Another is called Zokuzoku Remembrance, a new action/romance (!?) game that will get your heart pounding in more ways than one. It seems to be a straight up beat-'em-up game, but the ad also says you have to "fight for your love". What does that mean? Yata sure doesn't know. The last one is a more musical game called Star Show! in which you can sing, dance and fight aliens as an intergalactic super idol. While Yata has some reservations regarding the selection, he's just happy to see games he already knew about up there. ]
Hehe, I tested some of these! Man, the new Last Legend looks cooler now that it's finished...
[ OR! If you're alone, Yata might catch you looking at the display instead. Which ad is your character looking at? He'll definitely have something to say about it. ]
c; he'd punch them for you if he knew how to drive (anywhere)
[ Maybe you're busy on your Cerevice, texting your friends and browsing the network. Maybe you're way into this song on your music player, or need to get something that flew out of your grasp and onto the street. Maybe you're just a little out of it today. Whatever the reason, you're about to absentmindedly cross the road. However, a hand forcefully pulls you by the collar, the back of your shirt, or your wrist; and in the short instant it takes the traffic lights to change from red to green, a group of motorcycles zoom past you at an incredible speed. You're safe, but the voice behind you seems to be angrier than you should be. ]
Assholes... Hey, you okay?
[ Whether he looks frightening or genuinely concerned is a matter of perspective. (It's the latter.) ]
d; wildcard
[ Hit him up anywhere! He's most likely up and about, doing odd jobs, breakdancing for money, shopping for Christmas gifts, walking to the infirmary with injuries or skateboarding anxiously. Whatever, these are just a few ideas, GO CRAZY. ]
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Yeah... I know. But it's okay! There's a lot we gotta fight, but I know a lotta strong people too and I know they wouldn't let anyone get hurt, so...
[ Breathe, Yata. IT'S JUST ONE WOMAN. ]
Uh, it's right here.
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So it'll be fine, then? [Smiling up at him! Don't heck this up and get them both killed, Yata!!
Either way, Kaoru sticks kind of close even when they get to their destination, peering out with some wary curiosity.]
...I'll follow your lead, sir.
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[ YEAH. Just stop, Kaoru. After both of them pay and enter the room for ViViD, a bright light nearly blinds them before they end up landing.
On top of each other.
More accurately, Kaoru's butt on Yata's back. ]
Ow!
[ But nevermind Yata's pain. (He can barely feel it anyway; all he can sense is the weight and pressure. WORK OUT, KAORU.) They seem to be in front of a futuristic palace with floating spheres orbiting around it. ]
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Oh—! I apologize!
[At least Kaoru is quick to get his fat princess butt off of Yata so he won't be crushed for too long... The futuristic palace and crazy orbs can wait a second though; gotta help this loser up first. Offering a hand... while simultaneously glancing around, just in case Yata can't handle eye-contact with people whose butts he's touched.]
You helped to test this, you said? [Oh, apparently Kaoru was actually paying attention to Yata's inane babbling...]
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Yata takes fatty fatty no parents's hand without thinking and pulls himself up, only to blush and let go like the loser he is. ]
Y-yeah. Got a job as a ViViD game tester when I got here. We just gotta make it to the princess in the castle. It's easy enough...
[ Typical plot, but the royal guards that begin to surround them are armed with guns. Yata holds an arm out to protect Kaoru, the poor defenseless little thing. ]
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Kaoru's hands fold together at waist level once Yata lets go. There may or may not be some mental snickering over the blush... Does this guy just exist in a bubble where he maintains his perpetual embarrassment over interacting with ladies??]
And the castle is- [A nod in its direction] -that, correct? Then I'll do my best to help, so that we can get there.
[A smile! And then THERE ARE GUARDS and Yata's being so brave kya, Kaoru sticks a little behind him but peers out warily.]
How are we meant to fight back or defend ourselves? Ah... And will it truly hurt if we're hit?
[Actual Legitimate Concerns That Are Totally Definitely Real starring Kaoru Nagumo.]
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[ With a wave of his hand, a circle of red flames surround the pair and knock the guards back. Then, taking Kaoru by the wrist, he tackles the weakened guards and runs towards the castle. HE'S TRULY SHOUNENING IT UP. The guards left behind go after them, but there's another wave up ahead. ]
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[YATA THERE IS MUCH CONFUSION HAPPENING HERE and it's not getting better, it's only getting worse. Yata's busy shonening it up and Kaoru is just sort of tugged along for the ride, shooting a wild glance back over one shoulder as they leave the guards behind.
It looks like Yata will have to focus on the ones in front for now, since Kaoru's busy being a USELESS LUMP.]
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[ It's cool, Yata's just going to keep shooting fireballs at people until Kaoru stops being useless trash. Not that he expects Kaoru to do anything since he's a moeshit princess right now. But oh no, the glass-like moat is slowly dissolving into glowing particles as the castle raises its defenses...! ]
Shit... Nagumo-san, we gotta jump! Get on!
[ He crouches down so Kaoru can get on his back for a piggyback ride. YEAH. ]
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But there's a vaguely distressed noise at the moat dissolving, what the heck WHAT'S HAPPENING. VIDEO GAMES ARE WEIRD.]
Can you jump that high? [DOUBTFUL. Kaoru rests both hands delicately on Yata's shoulders anyway, but after a brief second of hesitation:]
Being carried like that is embarrassing in a skirt, Yata-san—
[Kaoru doesn't want to flash the enemies... who are rapidly encroaching so this really isn't the best time to be picky but?! WHO CARES not Kaoru that's for sure. Princess carry his fat ass, dammit.]
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Just hold on to me, alright!?
[ Because he's not a total idiot. They still have some distance to cover for a running start. Kaoru might notice a red shine in Yata's eyes before he takes off, picking up speed so fast that you'd think he'd run off the bridge. He has that confidence around him that'd make anyone think he does this all the time.
If he did this all the time, he'd be dead.
Instead, a flame-like aura engulfs his feet and he JUMPS LIKE A BADASS at the very last moment. Will they make it? Was this a really bad idea from the start? Will Yata ever stop crying about his gang? Will Kaoru ever kill Okita before his tuberculosis does? Stay tuned.
I'm kidding, they totally land and hit the ground running unharmed. ]
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Or at least spend his free time making Yata nervous because that's always hilarious. Case in point: he makes sure to cling extra close (but not close enough to reveal whether or not he's padded his chest because that would just be lewd), and doesn't let go even after they've landed.
WHICH TURNS OUT TO BE A GOOD THING because Yata's still going?! Wow, he's actually kind of impressive... what is this..... they've entered a strange twilight zone where losers can become cool.]
—Yata-san! To your left!
[Wow that was probably like right in his ear, but Kaoru can see to the side better than he can right now and that sure is a band of enemies approaching quickly...!]
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Yata cringes at Kaoru's rudeass yelling as he artfully dodges the approaching enemies and puts up a temporary wall of fire behind them to slow them down. All this while running with a fat princess in tow! ]
There's the entrance. I'ma put you down, but it'll only take a second!
[ Because once he sets Kaoru back down on his feet, Yata beats the rest of the incoming guards up with powered up street fighting. If Kaoru is seeing red streaks of light tracing the paths of his punches and kicks, that's because... they are. ]
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Look out behind you!
[HELPFUL BACKSEAT DRIVER KAORU NAGUMO. He's not fussed with being put down, at least, and just sort of stands there watching as Yata takes on his megaform and starts taking out enemies with his bare hands. What a hero...]
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But no, his quick reflexes allow him to block the magic spell thrown at him from behind. It makes for pretty flashy computer graphics! His flames aren't graphics at all, though. ]
C'mon!
[ He grabs Kaoru's wrist without a second thought and runs past the gates, which opened the moment he blocked that spell. ]
Nagumo-san, call the map!
[ Because Kaoru can be useful... in this way... ]
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The map—?! [Wow, Yata, did you think Kaoru would actually be useful??]
Do I just concentrate on calling it?
[TRIES THAT.]
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[ WHAT MENU!? No one actually knows how ViViD works. Most of the time I am just making things up. But look at that, Kaoru managed to access the map without doing what Yata told him. Way to go... ]
That works, too.
[ There is a crown icon flashing at the top of one of the towers. Red dots surround its base. ]
We have to make it up there, but there are guards on the ground floor...
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As long as we defeat the guards, we'll be able to make it through, correct? What if we split up and regroup...?
[Yes leave someone this seemingly incompetent on their own...]
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[ AN IMMEDIATE ANSWER. While they're talking, a guard hurriedly approaches them. He's blonde and has a boyish face like... someone you'd see in an otome game. Surreal.
"What are you doing here?" he says with concern. "It's not safe! There are intruders in the castle! I heard they were really strong..."
Before both of them can say anything, the NPC guard gasps when he hears footsteps. "Quick, in here!"
Kaoru is then grabbed by the wrist and held with his back pressed against the guard as they hide behind a wall, leaving Yata out in the open. But Kaoru's pain as a useless otome protag truly becomes real when he feels the the guard's heart race as he speaks to him in that deep voice of his. Wow. Thanks for getting action without him, Kaoru.
Meanwhile, someone who appears to be royalty walks toward Yata without much of a care for the ruckus outside. He's hot, too. Dammit, Yata's starting to get insecure... Why are the NPCs in this game stupidly sexy!? ]